High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, (born January 2, 1951 in Garça), was a football (soccer) player from Brazil. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team. His son Diogo Pires is also football player. In 2006, he was Vitória-ES U-18 team manager during Copa São Paulo de Juniores. He has 30 caps with the Brazilian national team, between October 1975 and July 1982. He was a member of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup 1974, 1978 and 1982. He played five games during the World Cup 1982.